Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee scrutinises the work of the Northern Ireland Office and related matters affecting Northern Ireland. Operating as a Commons select committee, it takes oral evidence from ministers, officials and external witnesses on policy areas spanning devolved and non-devolved competencies. The committee combines broader inquiries into governance and funding with targeted examinations of specific crises or reforms. Recent sessions reveal sustained focus on the policing legacy, including evidence sessions on the Patten reforms and the Kenova final report into Stakeknife and historical cases. The committee has also investigated Northern Ireland's economic trajectory, examining sub-regional balance and city deals to support growth, while examining acute issues including energy costs, regulation in the oil sector, and violence against women and girls policy coordination between the Home Office and the Northern Ireland administration.